Eyeshade



y 30, 1933- J. N. NAULTY 1,911,842

EYESHADE Filed Nov. 30, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ME M/V/Il/ZTY 2% AT ORICIEY y 30, 1933- J. N. NAULTY 1,911,842

EYESHADE Filed Nov. 30, 1952 2 SheetsSheet 2 INVENTOR Patented May 30, 1933' name 1:. mums, or omen, mmw was!!! mama Application filed swe ters), ms. sum, r use.

The objects of this invention are to shield and protect the eyes from glaring li t and wind and to accomplish this in a simp e practical we and with means which will be comforta 1e to the user.

A further, important object, is to provide an eyeshade havmg the above characteristics, which will conform to and actually fit the face of the wearer, in so doing, in effect,

clinging to the features in such a way as to make it especially suitable for outdoor'use, as in s rts and games where the eyes usuall are su 'ected to the strain of sun and win The oregoing and other desirable objects are attained by the novel constructions and combinations hereinafter described and broadly covered in the claims.

The drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification illustrate various embodiments of the invention, but it willbe understood, as the features of the invention are appreciated, that the structure may further be varied, all within the true intent and broad scope of the invention.

Fi 1 is a perspective view, illustrating one pair of spectaclesor e e lasses: I Fig. 2 is a broken si e new of the device as in use. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the shade in folded relation.

Fig. 4 is a frontview ofthe device modified slightly, as for use without eye glasses and shown partly broken and in section for illustration of details.

Figs. 5 and 6 are sectionalviews as on substantially the planes of lines 5-5 and.

66 of Fig. 4. Figs. '7 and 8 are broken plan and front views respectively of another modification.

9 1s a sectional view as online 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail as on line Fig. 11 is a similar view, illustrating a slight 'modification.

Figs. 12 and 13 are fragmentary sectional views, illustrating difierent ways of fning theparts together. 59 14 and 15 are side and broken plan orm of the invention as in use over afitting and as comfortableas possible, the

views respectively of a'modified form of te 1e construction. f I

Fig. 16 is a view showing parts similar to those of Fig. 15, but illustrating the feature of the top shields being separate instead of connected as in Fig. 15.

5 Figs. 17 and 18'are fragmentary broken front and plan views respectively of a further modified construction.

These illustrations show that the invention may be made up in a variety of forms.

All these formshowever embody a light frame consis'ting-of-bridge and temple portions 20, 21 and carrying the front and top shields. 22, 23.

The front shields 22 are shown as individual visors, one'over each eye, inclined downwardly and forwardly to near the normal horizontal line of vision, as indicated at 24, in Fig. 2, the edges curving downwardly in 0 poslte directions away from this level as own at 25. p

The top shield 23 extends from the top of the frame rearwardly, over the upper eyelids and is curved at the rearward edge, as indicated at 26, to fit the configuration ofthe upper eyelids, beneath the eyebrows. This top shie ding portion in the commercial embodimen s of the invention actually extends intothe eyeball cavities, beneath the frontal bone, to shut out all top light and also to hold the shade structure down in supported position on the bridge of the nose. To makethe top shading portion as close same is usually constructed some soft flexible material, such as soft leather andto keep this shade fully read, it may be connected'along its side e ges, with the temples substantially as indicated at 27. Various methods" of attachment may be used. Thus in Figs. 1 to 6, the flexible top shielding material is attached to the temples ba insertin the edges of the same between t e split en portions 28 of the tem les, which then are secured together over he shield material by rivets or other suitable through fastening-s 29.

Fi 10 and 11 show how the flexible top shielfing material 23 may secured to the ofthe temples.

. the half frames The device is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 as intended for wearing over a pair of spectacles or eyeglasses 32 and in this case, the top shielding material is extended clear across the frame from one temple to the other, so as to prevent any light enterin from above from striking in back of the g asses. Also, the bridge portion 33 resting on the nose is closed between the visors 22, to revent light striking the glasses from over t e top of the nose.

For the sake of lightness, the bridge ortion may be only a half-frame, as partic arly shown in Fig. 4 and in such construction, all lower ed es of the frame are referably smoothed of, so as to leave no istracting projections to catch the eye.

The shielding material may be secured in the frame by cementin or otherwise. Thus as shown in Figs. 4 an 5, the top shade material may be secured at its forward edge to liners 35, shaped to fit within the hollows of being secured therein as by cement or the like, and having secured to them by cementor the like at 36, the front visors 22. The top shade material is shown as mechanically secured to these liners by means of clinched sta 'les 37, which set into the grooves 38, insi e the hollows of the visor frame.

The construction illustrated in Figs. 7, 8, 9, also intended for direct use without eyeglasses, differs from that last described, particularly in that the top. shading material does not extend continuously across from one temple to the other and is in the form of two sepgrate shades 23', one over each eyelid and su the visors at the front of the frame. The frame itself is different in this case, in that the bridge 20 and liners 35 are all one continuous piece molded or she d as. com anion parts connected 'at the en s by temp e pivoting loops 39. The inside portion of this bridge piece is shown 'as interrupted at 40, so that such inside parts may be sgsrung 0 en to receive the front and top shiel an t en be fastened together as by screws 41, cement and the like, or both screws and cement.

As another alternative the visors and top shielding material ,may be secured as illustrated in 12 by setting the same into grooves 42, 43, formed respectively at the proper angle for the inclined visors,-in the front of the bridge piece and at the right level for the top shields in the back of the bridge piece, the shielding material being secured 1n these ooves by cement or other medium, or rivets 44, through the split portions.

The flexible top shielding material has the at advantage of enabling the eyeshade to fi folded -up into relatively flat compact tantially coextensive rearwardly fromform, as in Fig. 3. For some uses however, it may be considered referable to use a relatively stiff and rigi material for the to shields, as shown at 45, in Figs. 14,-15 an 16. In such case, the front temple art 21' is non-foldable and rigid with the bri ge frame and the temple pivots 46 are then located at the rear of these rigid backward extensions of the frame. ThlS construction will not fold u so compactly, but ma stand rougher handling than the close folding flexible type of construction. Also in this construction, the hinging portions of the temple are shorter so as to fold more readily against the back of the frame.

The Figure 16 construction differs from the Figure 15 form in the same way that the Figure 7 form differsfrom the showing in Figure 1, that is that the to shields are separate, one over each eyelid instead of coextensive from one temple across to the other.

Figures 17 and 18 are illustrative of the fact that the invention may be directly combined with lenses b usin complete eye-glass frames 47, groove to ho d the lenses 48 and slotted across the top at 49, to provide the upper resilient frame portions 50, for clampingly holding the visors 22 and top shield 23. To secure these spring clam ing ortions 50 and the split end portions 0 the ens frames together suitable through fastenings 51 are rovided and these fastenings are indicated in Fig. 18 as carrying the temple ivots 47 The visors and top shields may of translucent or opaque materials and in colors such as green and orange, especially suited to the shading of the eyes. The extension of the top shades to the temples is particularly important for holding the shadin material in its protective shape fully shie ding the eyes at the sides. The hollows in the half frames are simply to hold the visors and so may be shaped to hold the most effective shape of the visor. It has been shown that the invention may be made up to wear over ordinary eyelasses, or to be used without eye-glasses, or ally to be actually combined with the eyeglasses. The top shade may be made with rolled edges as indicated at 52, in Figs. 5 and 9, to com ortably fit over the eyelids beneath the eyebrows and this light en agement beneath the eyebrows afi'ords su cient grip to prevent the eyeshade being displaced by wind or by sudden movements of the body, as in athletic games. The device does not interfere with the'full use and benefit of spectacles and eye-glasses, it not being in the nature of an attachment which would hinder .or interfere with the best use of eye-glasses.

35, in Fi s. 4, 5, 13 theends of the same may be exten ed laterally as at 52' and there secured as b cement or rivets 53 in extensions 54, o the grooves 38, provided to receive the same. These end lugs definitely position and secure the liners in proper, fixed relation in the frame.

What is claimed is:

1. An eyeshade com rising a frame con sisting of a front bri ge portion and rearwardly extending temples, eye shielding material extending rearwardly from said bridge portion and connected with said temples, and temples comprising rigid forward portions to which the eye shielding material is attached and hin ing rearward portions pivoted to said ri id portions.

2. An eyes ade comprising a split frame having relatively separable coextensive portions, eyeshading material entered between said coextensive portions of the split frame and means for securing said coextensive portions together in holding engagement over said eyeshading material.

3. An e eshade comprising a split frame having re atively separable coextensive portions, eycshading material entered between said coextensive portions of the split frame, means for securing said coextensive portions together in holding enga ement over said eyeshading material, portions of said eyeshading material extending forwardly and downwardly as an inclined visor and other portions extending rearwardly as a glare encluding top shield.

4. An eyeshade comprising a bridge made up of counterpart sections, eyeshedmg material engaged between said counterpart sections and means securing said counterpart bridge sections together over said eyeshading material.

5. An eyeshade comprising a light bridge piece extending downwardly only to the approximate region of the horizontal line of vision, eyeshading visors seated in said bridge piece, temples attached to the ends of said bridge piece and top shading material attached to the bridge piece and temples and all said parts terminating at a lower level above or in the region of the line of vision and without abrupt lugs or angles to distract the eyes as so shielded.

6. An eyeshade com rising a bridge member and attached temp es, said temples being longitudinally split adjoinin the attachment with the brldge piece an eye shielding material extending rearwardly from the bridge piece and entered between said split portions of the temples.

7 An eyeshade comprising abridge piece, temples attached thereto, soft flexible top eye shielding material attached along the for-- ward ed e of the same to the top of the bridge piece an extending reaiwardly fromthe'tps of said bridge piece in generally horizon relation and downwardly at its end edges to the temples and split portions of said temples forming clam means holding said end e ges of said eye shielding material to said temples.

8. In combination, a nose piece hollowed over the eyes, shade material set in-said hollowed portion of said nose piece and clamp means shaped to fit the hollow of the nose piece, in holding engagement with said shade material and having laterally projecting end lugs, said nose piece having grooves receiving said pro ecting lugs and means securing said lugs m t e grooved portions of the nose-piece, to thereby definitely position and secure said champ means and shade material.

he herein disclosed eyeshade, com rising a frame in the nature of the upper alf of an e e glass frame and including a substentia vertically supported nose piece with are es over the eyes and tem les at the ends of said nose piece and foldab e over the back of the same, visors attached to the arched portions of the nose piece and projecting downwardly and forwardly therefrom to near but to less than the normal horizontal level of vision and top shading material in generally horizontally extending relation and avin its forward edge conforming and attache to the arched portions of the nose piece, the and edges bein attached to the temples and the rearward ly disposed edges being shaped to fit the eye contour in back of the same and held by the temples in close relation, excluding li ht f om above the eyes to the visors protecting the eyes at the front.

10. The herein disclosed eyeshade, com rislid) lllll ing a frame in the nature of the upper ha f of its forwar edge conforming and attached to the arched portions of the nose piece, the end edges being attached to the temples and the rearwardly disposed edges being shaped to fit the eye contour in back of the same and held by the temples in close relation, excluding light from above the eyes to the visors protecting the eyes at the front, the said shieldin material bein flexible .and foldable by t e temples to a at folded condition against the back of the nose piece and being held by the temples when opened spread in comfortably fitting engagement with the eye portion of the face.

In testimony whereof I aflix m si ature.

' F JAMES I llll 

